Tap. Tap. Tap.
That same sound penetrated my dreamless sleep, starting as an echo at the back of my mind.
A simple tap of a finger on glass that soon grew restless. Fast.
"Mary…"
A voice called out to me, piercing through the fog of sleep that still clouded my mind. I rubbed my eyes when I finally woke up, slowly taking in my environment.
Ms. Coraline was sleeping beside me. I hadn't even realized when she got into bed, or that I'd slept through the entire evening.
It was dark outside when I looked out the window.
There was no one there but the tap on the glass continued. I sat up on the bed.
With careful movement I got up from the bed so I wouldn't wake up Ms. Coraline. I was dressed in a simple nightgown that I was pretty sure didn't even belong to me.
I walked to the window, the tap on the glass getting louder. But there was no one outside it.
A chill ran down my back. What was happening?
